Chalk container



J. W. ROLAND CHALK CONTAINER Nov. 29, 1949 Filed Nov. 22, 1946 (/5 SkiPH [2 oz H/VD Patented Nov. 29, 1949 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CHALKCONTAINER Joseph W. Roland Aberdeen, Md. Application November 22,51,946, Serial No. ll-1,520

1 Claim. 1

My invention relates to equipment for pool rooms and more particularlyto containers for chalk adapted to be used for chalking cue tips.

The object of my invention is to provide a container adapted to receiveand hold a piece of pool chalk and provided with a plurality of holes topermit a pool cue to be inserted into the container and to be chalkedand to eliminate such 'difiiculties encountered heretofore as breakageof the pool chalk, staining the clothing with chalk, accumulation ofchalk dust on the pool table and the like.

Another object of my invention is to provide a chalk container makingpossible a better and more complete chalking of the cue stick tip for alonger vperiod of time and to save chalk, by varying the position of thechalk in the container when holes are worn in the chalk so that a freshsurface or surfaces for chalking is presented as needed andsubstantially the entire chalk is eventually used up.

Other objects of my invention may appear in the following specificationdescribing my invention with reference to the accompanying drawingillustrating a preferred embodiment of my invention.

It is, however, to be understood that my invention is not to be limitedand restricted to the exact construction and combination of partsdescribed in the specification and shown in the drawing, but that suchchanges and modifications can be made, which fall within the scope ofthe claim appended hereto.

In the drawing:

Figure l is an elevational side view of the pool chalk containeraccording to my invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line '2-2 in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 33 in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of a chalk container, and

Figure 5 is an elevational side View of a modifled form of the chalkcontainer accordin to my invention.

Referring now in detail to the drawing, the chalk container forming thesubject matter Of my invention has a substantially cylindrical body l0.The interior of the bod I!) is hollow and has :a

square cross section as shown at H, so that it is adapted to receive apiece of billiard or pool chalk of the usual shape and size. A pluralityof pairs of holes 12 are provided in the circumferential wall of thebody Ill and are arranged so that the vertica1 longitudinal center planeof each pair of holes [2 extends parallel to a vertical diametricalcenter plane of the cylindrical body and that the axes of each pair ofholes [2 is laterally offset relative to the corresponding verticalcenter plane of the body ID.

The holes [2 of each pair are arranged furthermore, so that the same arelaterally and vertically offset relative to each other distancesapproximately equal to the diameter of each hole. This staggeredarrangement of the holes permits substantially the entire chalk to beused up because a 96 displacement of the chalk presents a fresh surfaceto each hole l2.

The lower end of the cylindrical body I0 is closed by a bottom l3 havinga centrally located hole I l therein of a somewhat greater diameter thanthe diameters of the holes [2 in the circumferential wall of the bodyIn.

The upper portion of the cylindrical body 10 is :provided with anoutside thread [5 and a screw cap [6 is adapted to engage this threadand to close the open top end of the body Ill.

On the inside of the top of the screw cap [6 an annular boss I! isformed integrally with "said cap and is arranged coaxially therewith. Itextends downwardly therefrom into the cylindrical body l0 and is adaptedto engage a piece of pool chalk I8 placed into the hollow in said body.

A suspension ring I9 has a downwardly extending stem 20 projectingthrough a centrally located hole 2| in the screw cap IS. A swivel disk22 is fastened to the lower end of the stem 2!] and is located insidethe annular boss I! on the screw cap [6.

In Figure 5 a modified form of the :pool chalk container according to minvention is illustrated. The construction Of this modified container ispractically identical with the construction described above, but thebody 23 of the modified container is substantially globular. The body 23has a hollow 24 therein of a square cross section adapted to receive apiece of pool chalk. On the upper part of the body 23 a short outwardlythreaded neck 25 is provided and a screw cap 26 is adapted to engagethis neck and close the open upper end of the body. An annular boss 21extends downwardly from the inside of the top of the screw cap 26, withwhich it is integrally and coaxially formed. The inner end of said bossis adapted to engage a piece of pool chalk placed in the body 23.

A plurality of holes 28 are provided in the body 23 so that a billiardone can be inserted therethrough for the purpose of chalking the tip ofsaid cue (not shown) A suspension ring 29 is attached, to the screw cap26 in the manner described above for the suspension ring I 9.

The above description shows clearly how a piece of pool chalk can besecured in a container and how a, billiard cue tip can be chalked byinserting the cue in :any one of the holes in the body of the containerwithout soiling the hands or clothing with the chalk.

Having described my invention I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters Patent:

A container for pool chalk including a :body formed with a centralcavity adapted to receive a piece of pool chalk therein, said body beingformed with a circumferential series of substantially laterally-directedholes permitting access to said chalk, adjacent holes being laterallyand vertically offset relative to each other, said holes being disposedin pairs with the holes of each REFERENCES CITED The followingreferences are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 181,354 Martinez Aug. 22, 18761,088,304 Triber Feb. 24, 1914 1,190,809 Stone July 11, 1916 1,332,431Darras Mar. 2, 1920

